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Detailed Synonyms for torch in English

torch:

torch [the ~] noun

  1. the torch
    the torch; the flaming torch; the flare
  2. the torch
    – a small portable battery-powered electric lamp 1
    the flashlight; the pocket torch; the torch
    – a small portable battery-powered electric lamp 1
  3. the torch
    – a small portable battery-powered electric lamp 1
    the torch; the flashlight
    – a small portable battery-powered electric lamp 1
  4. the torch
    – a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame 1
    the torch; the blowtorch; the blowlamp
    – a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame 1
  5. the torch
    – a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance 1
    the torch
    – a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance 1
  6. the torch
    – tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches 1
    the torch; the Verbascum thapsus; the great mullein; the common mullein; the Aaron's rod; the woolly mullein; the flannel mullein
    – tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches 1

torch verb

  1. torch
    – burn maliciously, as by arson 1
    torch
    – burn maliciously, as by arson 1
    • torch verb
      • The madman torched the barns1

Related Words for "torch":

  • torches

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Related Definitions for "torch":

  1. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame1
  2. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp1
  3. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance1
  4. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches1
  5. burn maliciously, as by arson1
    • The madman torched the barns1

Related Synonyms for torch